News for Sunday, August 2, 2009

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On the Beat is an occasional reporting of various crimes and complaints confronted by law enforcement personnel in Newton County in the course of their duties. It is compiled by News Editor Barbara Knowles, who can be reached at barbara.knowles@newtoncitizen.com.

If you like to spend your leisure hours prowling Facebook, as a startling number of grownups apparently do these days - and not just perverts, either - you're going to have to learn how to speak young adult.

Have you ever been to a time share presentation? You know the ones I mean. You're at the beach, enjoying your vacation, and when you walk out of a nice restaurant a nicely dressed young man, or maybe a pretty girl, hands you a flier describing how you can get a free dinner or maybe a couple of show tickets or a $50 bill just for listening to a short presentation that will change the way you think about vacations forever.

CONYERS - Two Newton County men were arrested Friday evening and charged with assaulting and robbing a man in his mid-50s as he attempted to retrieve mail from the mailbox belonging to the Universal Church of Faith on Ga. Highway 138, near Old Parker Road.